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The first part Leviticus 1-16, and Leviticus 27, constitutes the main portion of the Priestly Code, which describes the details of rituals, and of worship, as well as details of ritual cleanliness and uncleanliness. Within this section are:* Laws regarding the regulations for different types of sacrifice (Leviticus 1-7): o Burnt-offerings, meat-offerings, and thank-offerings (Leviticus 1-3) o Sin-offerings, and trespass-offerings (Leviticus 4-5) o Priestly duties and rights concerning the offering of sacrifices (Leviticus 6-7) * The practical application of the sacrificial laws, within a narrative of the consecration of Aaron and his sons (Leviticus 8-10) o Aaron's first offering for himself and the people (Leviticus 8) o The incident in which "strange fire" is brought to the Tabernacle by Nadab and Abihu, leading to their death directly at the hands of God for doing so (Leviticus 9-10) * Laws concerning purity and impurity (Leviticus 11-16) o Laws about clean and unclean animals (Leviticus 11) o Laws concerning ritual cleanliness after childbirth (Leviticus 12) o Laws concerning tzaraath of people, and of clothes and houses, often translated as leprosy, and mildew, respectively (Leviticus 13-14) o Laws concerning bodily discharges (such as blood, pus, etc.) and purification (Leviticus 15) o Laws regarding a day of national atonement, Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16) * Laws concerning the commutation of vows (Leviticus 27)